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Bushed didnt look surprised at all
what ppl don't understand is that this is notable because this is 1 example of Bush's incompetence which was do ented on film. Who knows how many hundreds of times he was caught distracted and unprepared and ended up letting others make the decisions for him.
"Mr. President, we are going to lie about WMDs.."
(Bush playing tic tac toe on his blackberry)
"Mr. President, I am giving a massive contract to my own contracting company in Iraq"
(Bush looking for pretzels under his couch)
"Mr. President, New Orleans is gone"
(Bush 10 minute blank stare)
"Mr. President, I shot someon in the face"
(Bush trying to pick a monster booger out of his skull)
Bushed didnt look surprised at all
To summarize: I'm not saying it was the "proper" response. I'm saying I'm willing to let it slide because a) he's human, and I think it's hard to judge people on reactions to these once in a lifetime events, and b) besides getting intel quicker, I don't think his delay had serious ramifications.
I am not saying he did the right thing, but I dont hold it against him.
lol that was my calm internet voice.
had I been even slightly perturbed, I might have called you a ing idiot.
lol
Who do you think you are? My wife?
Proper Presidential response to crisis situation.
I also think perception is somewhat important.
The nonverbal message he sent out by just sitting there can be deciphered in a number of negative ways, but none positive that I can think of......unless you are one of the kids that apparently felt that the President was sitting there protecting them.
You were the one telling me to calm down. Did you think I was your wife?Who do you think you are? My wife?
Don't worry, I'm not.
LMAO at all the responses to this.
If Obama had the same reaction, he would be described as thoughtful. He would've been praised for having such a "poker face".
Something like this from the HuffingtonPuffingtonPost
Obama Keeps Poker Face After Osama Bin Laden Order
WASHINGTON — In a remarkable 72 hours of his presidency, Barack Obama carried a momentous secret and gave no hint of it as he consoled tornado victims, delivered a college commencement address and cracked jokes at a black-tie dinner.
What few insiders knew was that Obama gave the go-ahead Friday for the military operation that would end with the death of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden, target of the world's most intense manhunt.
After giving his consent, Obama, wife Mic e and daughters Sasha and Malia left the White House on a busy day of travel, with three stops in two states.
In Alabama, one of several Southern states battered by fierce tornados, Obama assumed his role as consoler in chief as he and the first lady got an up-close look at communities in Tuscaloosa that had been flattened by the twisters.
Next stop: Cape Canaveral, Fla., even though Endeavour's launch, the next to last one before the shuttle fleet is retired, had been scrubbed for technical reasons well before Obama left Alabama. He stuck to his schedule, touring NASA facilities with his family. He also met privately with wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz. Her husband, Mark Kelly, is the shuttle commander.
The president also delivered an evening commencement address at Miami Dade College before returning to Washington.
Obama wore a poker face throughout the weekend.
On Saturday, Obama attended the White House Correspondents' Association annual dinner and lobbed a few barbs at Donald Trump after having endured weeks of attacks by the prospective Republican presidential candidate over whether Obama is U.S.-born.
On Sunday, Obama headed for the Andrews Air Force Base golf course, as he does on many weekends when the weather is nice. But he only played nine holes, instead of his customary 18, and left after about four hours. The reporters who accompany him on public outings thought the chilly, rainy weather played into his decision to leave hours earlier than usual.
Actually, Obama was headed for a meeting to review final preparations for the operation against bin Laden.
In retrospect, there were some meager clues that something may have been going on. Obama went straight to the Oval Office in his golf shoes, instead of to the residence as he normally does after golf. Photos showed him looking tense and clench-jawed.
All became clear late Sunday when Obama told the nation shortly before midnight that bin Laden had been killed at the hands of U.S. forces.
I'm still waiting for the specifics of what he was supposed to do in that ten minute time-frame. I assume that the first ten minutes, even hour of a national terrorist incident has "automated, in-place" defense mechanisms/procedures the president has no reason to interfere with or change. Flying to the phone would have saved no one and scared a bunch of children.
It may look stupid, may even be stupid, but I don't think My Pet Goat changed anything on 9/11.
So you are comparing Obama's actions heading into an order to kill a terrorist with Bush's reaction after hearing that America is under attack?
LMAO at you.
Do you think there was a better way to handle the news that we were under attack than to go ahead and finish reading My Pet Goat?
I am no Obama fan but I remember in his inauguration when Kennedy passed out at the luncheon. Obama was the only one to run to his aid and start ordering ppl to call the medics etc, etc.
the other stupid senator s had the same look Bush had.
again, no Obama fan here. But I am confident Obama woudl have reacted by rushing out to find out what the was going on.
I am no Obama fan but I remember in his inauguration when Kennedy passed out at the luncheon. Obama was the only one to run to his aid and start ordering ppl to call the medics etc, etc.
the other stupid senator s had the same look Bush had.
Well, it was Kennedy.
he should have just said sheeeeeeeeit wtf is going on. look kids i gotta take a dump. i must be going now
Bush honestly looked more sorry for himself that he got exposed than anything else...
When the country is attacked the president should not sit by and finish a ing children's book. For one, assuming the scope of the attack is pretty god damn stupid considering just 30 minutes earlier (if that long) they didn't know ANY attack is coming.
As I said before, I think its also damn stupid the secret service just let him sit there.
I'm still waiting for the specifics on what exactly he was supposed to do in that ten minute time frame that would have changed anything. It's your argument to make, so make it.
If you want to say that, from an "image" standpoint, it was the wrong thing to do, it's certainly arguable, but as for policy? I don't think policy dictated he do anything different than what he did.
That's great. What does it have to do with the fact that OBL sleeps with the fishes right now?
Partisanship makes one stupid.™
What should the secret service have done, presuming he is clearly 100% safe in their opinion?
Repug/VRWC lying machine pulling out all stops to whitewash dubya and head, while denying:
1) all responsibility for 9/11
2 Barry credit for getting OBL.
So the 9/11 six and seven-year-olds are part of the Repug/VWRC lying machine.
Does your conspiracy nuttiness know any bounds?
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